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Churches Fall Short on Developing Evangelical Culture Within Congregations, Says Pastor Dave Bruskas
The church needs to focus on creating a gospel-centered evangelistic culture rather than just claiming to be evangelical, says Dave Bruskas, teaching pastor and executive elder at Mars Hill Church.
Why many multisite churches are now moving toward autonomous congregations
While some leaders of multisite churches are avoiding public conversations about it, "many," industry insiders say, are now considering breaking up into autonomous churches.
Palestine, Israel Churches Seek Boost in Faith-Based Peace Efforts
Local congregations in the land of Israel/Palestine are looking to the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical group of churches to play a stronger role in supporting their struggle for peace.
Churches are getting less of total charitable giving. Here’s why.
What can you do to help build trust in your church finances? Small steps can make a big difference.
Churches Neglect Older Folks; Potlucks Won't Do
Meet the new U.S. Pentecostal missionary, the Rev. John Heide. His mission field: adults 50 years and over. That constitutes an even larger mission field than the teenagers most churches are targeting, according to Heide.
6 reasons why many pastors will not leave their churches
Some pastors are leaving ministry because of the toll COVID has taken on them and their churches. But others are more determined than ever to stay right where they are and here are six reasons why.
SBC head suggests expelling churches, creating registry to address sex abuse
A week after an investigation highlighted more than 700 victims of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of hundreds of Southern Baptist Convention leaders and volunteers, the organization’s president, J.D. Greear, suggested the possibility of expelling churches and creating a registry of offenders.
95 Louisiana churches leave UMC amid denominational schism over homosexuality
Nearly 100 United Methodist Church congregations in Louisiana had their disaffiliation votes ratified by the regional conference last weekend, joining hundreds of others nationwide that have left the mainline Protestant denomination in the last year amid a schism over homosexuality.
Assemblies of God Says Reports of Cuban Gov't Seizing 1,400 of Its Churches Not True
The Assemblies of God World Missions says reports that close to 1,400 of its churches in Cuba are being seized by the government are not true.
Emerging Churches Step Up in Increasingly Gospel-Receptive Society
Non-Christians are more receptive to the Gospel today than at any point in recent American history, according to one research team.
Ill. eases worship service restrictions after churches turn to Supreme Court
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has eased restrictions on in-person worship services in new coronavirus stay-at-home guidelines after churches appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for relief.
Mission Groups Team Up to Plant 1,000 Churches in Japan
An international missions organization and the Asian Access ministry are teaming up with plans to plant 1,000 churches in Japan within the next nine years.
House Churches Next Phase in Multisite Movement
A megachurch in Florida is using house churches to expand its network, showing that reaching out on a smaller scale doesn't mean retreating in the multisite movement.
9 Changes 'Urgent Churches' Must Make or Die
Time is of the essence. If changes do not happen soon, very soon, these churches will die. The pace of congregational death is accelerating.
1 in 10 Protestant Churches Has Had Money Stolen: Survey
About one in 10 Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research, which says it could be due to churches' reliance on volunteers to handle their finances.
